Sandefjord Upper Secondary School Explained

Sandefjord Upper Secondary School
Motto Translation:Diversity and opportunities
Address:Krokemoveien 2-4
City:Sandefjord
County:Vestfold
Postcode:3214
Country:Norway
Other Name:SVGS
Former Name:Sandefjord Gymnas
Type:Public upper secondary school
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Principal:Harald Møller
Faculty:350
Age Range:16–19
Enrolment:2,100
Medium Of Language:Norwegian
Campus Size:32000m2
Campus Type:Suburban
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Accreditation:Department of Education and Science
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Sandefjord Upper Secondary School (often abbreviated to SVGS) is a public upper secondary school in Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway. It is the largest secondary school in Norway.[1] [2] [3] [4]

It is housed in two-story 32000m2 facilities, which are located at Krokemoa near Bugårds Park. It is an International Baccalaureate World School[5] [6] but it also offers general academics (the college preparatory studiespesialisering of the Norwegian school system), as well as elite sports, vocational education, and more.[7]

It is located across the road from a Meny supermarket and is a few meters from Bugårdsparken. The school is home to several student-run businesses, including a bakery, hair salon and an eatery known as Restaurant Barden.[7] The school has about 2,000 students and 350 employees.[1]

History

Sandefjord Upper Secondary School was established in 1997 when four schools merged to become SVGS:[8]

With over 2,000 students and nine branches of study, Sandefjord Upper Secondary School is very large by national standards. It is 120 km (74.5 mi.) southwest of Oslo in the Krokemoa area of Sandefjord, Vestfold County. An early challenge was to unify the different schools under a single identity and to provide adapted learning for all students. The school offers general and vocational studies, and students of all branches are subject to the same organizational and administrative structure. From its beginning, it was realized that the new school may need help dealing with such a large and broad student body. The difficulty was aggravated by the need for new structures, each having specialized, course-related functions. The need for a social communal space was met with the construction of The Forum, a meeting place which consists of a dining area, bakery, cantina, bookstore, and a nearby library. The Forum has been described as the school's "base-camp of student services" and houses offices for follow-up services provided to school drop-outs. There is also a health service office, educational and career services, along a teachers' workshop.[9]

As part of integrating vocational and general academics at Sandefjord Upper Secondary School, the school has established various curricular and extra-curricular opportunities for students. High quality and modern structures were made for specialized teaching branches, particularly for students in the music and athletic programs. Students are encouraged to become self-reliant by taking responsibility for environmental and enterprise links with the local business community in Sandefjord. The school's ICT project has been regarded as an important way of encouraging teachers of various subjects to work together to change teaching methods and modify student-teacher relationships.[10]

Sandefjord Upper Secondary School emphasises student-centred learning and provides authentic experiences to students, illustrated, for example, by the school's close links to schools in Soweto in Johannesburg, South Africa. The bond between the schools has resulted in SVGS students volunteering for extended periods in Soweto.[10] The South Africa project began in 1999 and offers the opportunity for students at SVGS to travel to Johannesburg to visit schools in Soweto. Students from Soweto also visit SVGS as part of the international project.[11]

Students have been involved in a variety of projects, including the establishment of a soap factory which is located on campus.[12] [13] Student businesses include a bakery, butcher, physiotherapy, barber, and restaurant. The High School operates its bookshop and hires an on-campus priest as faculty. The school's library has a thousand visitors per day. The school's annual budget is 190,000,000 NOK, where 90 percent covers faculty salaries.[13] SVGS has an exchange program with BASF in Ludwigshafen, Germany.[13]

Educational programs

Education Programmes for Specialization in General Studies:

Vocational Education Programmes:

Athletics

SVGS has two athletic programs: the Programme for Sports and Physical Education (Idrettsfag) and the Programme for Athletic Studies (Toppidrett). Classes are offered in sports such as association football, handball, basketball, volleyball, badminton, cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, ice skating, dancing, swimming, and floorball.[14] Sports offered at the Programme for Athletic Studies also include tennis, orientation, rowing, golf, archery, martial arts, gymnastics, track and field, and underwater rugby. The school also uses facilities in nearby Bugårds Park for various sports.[15] The school has a close corporation with Sandefjord Fotball, a professional football club, as well as Sandefjord TIF Handball and IL Runar.[16] [17]

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Hvordan kan man motivere elever med utfordringer knyttet til språk, tall og bokstaver?. www.forskning.no.
  3. Web site: SANDEFJORD VIDEREGÅENDE SKOLE – Studiemuligheter. studievalg.no.
  4. Web site: Elevstreik mot upopulær regel. Vegard. Lilleås. 12 September 2016. Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.
  5. Bosberry-Scott, Wendy (2012). IB World Schools Yearbook 2012. John Catt Educational Ltd. Page 189. .
  6. Web site: Sandefjord videregående skole. www.ibo.org.
  7. Web site: Sandefjord videregående skole. Svein Magne. Sirnes. 7 March 2013. Store norske leksikon.
  8. Web site: Videregående skoler i Vestfold. www.vestfoldmuseene.no.
  9. Budge, David (2000). Motivating Students for Lifelong Learning: Education and Skills. OECD Publishing. Page 168. .
  10. Budge, David (2000). Motivating Students for Lifelong Learning: Education and Skills. OECD Publishing. Page 171. .
  11. Web site: Vennlighetssjokk i Sør-Afrika. 12 January 2010. Sandefjords Blad.
  12. Budge, David (2000). Motivating Students for Lifelong Learning: Education and Skills. OECD Publishing. Pages 53 and 168. .
  13. Web site: Brochure. 2006 . www.utdanningsnytt.no .
  14. https://www.vfk.no/skoler/sandefjord-vgs/meny/utdanningstilbud/studieforberedende/idrettsfag-vg1-vg3/
  15. https://www.vfk.no/skoler/sandefjord-vgs/meny/utdanningstilbud/studieforberedende/toppidrett-vg1-vg3/
  16. Web site: Stilling ledig: Sandefjord VGS. Søker toppidrettslærer i langrenn.
  17. Web site: Gutta med 533 landskamper skal løfte Sandefjord igjen.
  18. Web site: Kon-Tiki-gutta fikk kunstnerpris. Yngve. Tørrestad. 15 October 2012. NRK.
  19. Web site: - Jeg er veldig stolt av det jeg har fått til. Kine. Falch. 21 June 2016. seher.no.
  20. Web site: -Vi visste at det ville bli reaksjoner. Mette. Bugge. Aftenposten.
  21. News: Jazzkvartett i to generasjoner . Norwegian . Marianne . Henriksen . . 5 April 2013 . 2016-01-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170110232408/http://byavisa.sandefjord.no/Kultur/Aktuelt/Jazzkvartett-i-to-generasjoner . 10 January 2017 . dmy-all .
  22. Web site: Én stemme av en million. Ofo.
  23. Web site: – Jeg har faktisk fått flest 6ere. Henrik. Bøe. 14 June 2011. NRK.
  24. Web site: Skryter av Demidov. Jan Henrik. Aubert. 8 September 2010. NRK.
  25. Web site: Info . www.vfk.no .
  26. Web site: Havang i samtaler om trenerjobb med Drammen. Bjørnar. Hjellen. 6 October 2015. NRK.
  27. Web site: – En hyggelig kødd. www.dagsavisen.no.
  28. Web site: Hva gjør du nå, Kristine Duvholt Havnås?. TV 2. AS. TV 2. 15 December 2011 .
  29. Web site: NRK-ekspert blir Drammen-trener. Arne. Hole. Aftenposten.
  30. Web site: (+) – Vi har frie tøyler til å skrive kritisk om opp- og nedturer. 14 June 2016. www.sb.no.
  31. Web site: Uenige om veien. 6 January 1999. www.dt.no.
  32. Web site: Tonje Larsen blir trener. Mette. Bugge. 16 January 2013. smp.no.